The Every Student Succeeds Act significantly improves upon No Child Left Behind by, among other things, giving more power back to states and local schools. We’re working to help policymakers and educators take advantage of the law’s new flexibility, especially when it comes to creating smarter school accountability systems, prioritizing the needs of high-achieving low-income students, and encouraging the adoption of content-rich curricula.
Resources:
- Rating the Ratings: An Analysis of the 51 ESSA Accountability Plans
- Leveraging ESSA to Support Quality-School Growth
- Great ideas from our ESSA Accountability Design Competition
- What ESSA means for high-achieving students
- ESSA and a content-rich education
- ESSA and parental choice
The Power of Expectations in District and Charter Schools
Seth Gershenson 11.2.2022
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Treating my NAEP hangover
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 10.27.2022
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Determining the factors that lead to kindergarten ability group placement
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 10.27.2022
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High-achieving middle schoolers have suffered devastating math losses, finds NAEP
Brandon L. Wright 10.25.2022
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Could NAEP affect midterm elections? And other questions about next week’s release.
Michael J. Petrilli 10.20.2022
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Must we battle over civics education?
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 10.20.2022
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How one company made billions on a flawed approach to reading instruction
Dale Chu 10.20.2022
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Will pandemic learning loss cost $700 billion to fix?
Nat Malkus 10.20.2022
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Jubilee for character education
Jennifer Frey 10.13.2022
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Cultural sensitivity for me but not for thee
Robert Pondiscio, Elli Lucas 10.13.2022
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14 great picture books for gifted preschoolers and kindergarteners
Victoria McDougald 10.13.2022
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